''Private Affair'' is the eighth

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singer

Kyla Kyla may refer to: *Kyla (given name), including a list of people with the name ** Kyla (Filipino singer) (born 1981), Filipino R&B singer **Kyla (British singer) Kyla Reid ( Smith; born 22 September 1983) is a British house music singer in the ...

, released in the

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on November 30, 2010, by

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. After successfully promoting her albums in

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and

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, it was announced that Kyla was planning to release a new album with her label in early 2010. Originally slated for a May 2010 release, the album's release date was pushed back to September. Due to heightened international activity, it was, again, pushed back to November 2010.

Production

In recording the album,

hoped to produce songs that sounded like vintage

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with "old school R&B,

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and pop." It is "composed mostly of melodic ballads" with few upbeat and mid-tempo tracks added.
She included one cover in the album,

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' "

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", which features acoustic guitars and is a personal favorite of her partner,

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, along with

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and

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, wrote and produced the track "Don't Tie Me Down". "A Song for the Love in Summer" was written by her father.

Singles

* "Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)" was released as the album's lead single on November 26, 2010. Kyla launched the album in ''

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'' on December 12, 2010, where she performed the song. It is described as a "throwback to the 1950s and 1960s" with its jazzy, R&B, and soul elements. The music video for the song was directed by Treb Monteras, and was released on December 17, 2010. * "Don't Tie Me Down" became the second single and was released in January 2011. The "house mix" version of the song was also released alongside the single and was used in its music video to promote it. The video features Kyla waking up in the morning and heading out to the bay to ride a yacht with her friends. It ends at night time where she can be seen partying and then falling asleep. * "Keep the Faith" was initially announced as the album's third single on MYX's official website on August 19.; however "How Deep Is Your Love" was then announced as the next single from the album. The music video was released on November 16, 2011. The video features Kyla walking around the beach with her then

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, now husband

Official music videos

Awards and nominations

The first single, "Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pasin)" has been received three nominations at the 24th Awit Awards: * Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist * Best R&B Recording * Best Vocal Arrangement "Don't Tie Me Down" her second single has also been nominated for * Best Dance Recording

Track listing

Notes * Track 2 in English is "''I Love You (You Don't Notice)''". * Track 3 in English is "''So Suddenly''". * Track 5 is a cover of a

song. * Track 11 was released as the album's second single but was credited as simply "Don't Tie Me Down", the title of Track 4.

Release history

References

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